In the current highly uncertain business environment, an FP&A business partner needs to be equipped with defined skills and competencies that bridge technical acumen, technology, and influence. The organisation also has to evolve its model to allow the business partners to grow into a digitised FP&A business partner.

Organisations are operating in the world of ‘unknown unknowns’. As they strive to adapt, Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) has become increasingly important. FP&A teams must be agile and analytical. They have had to develop whole new ‘playbooks’ in order to overcome challenging changes, taking on roles that are not typical for traditional management accounting.

Although traditional budgets have evolved over the years, they can hardly meet the challenges of the modern economic and business environment.

If you want to stay on top of the latest trends and developments in modern FP&A, our online video content has you covered.

Here you will find recordings of our Digital FP&A Boards and Webinars, which feature actionable insights from experienced speakers. You can also access content from our FP&A Videos project, which aims to share and promote better practices in the field.

Watch our video content to keep up to date with FP&A.

It’s clear that FP&A Business Partnering is not just a subset of general Finance Business Partnering. In fact, it has a dual function: not only to support and educate but also to shake up the status quo.

Yes, we think FP&A Business Partnering can be a valuable Change Agent. That’s why we’ve decided to devote this issue to FP&A Business Partnering. In this newsletter, you’ll find a variety of articles covering the concept and how to implement it in your finance function.

In the current highly uncertain business environment, an xP&A business partner needs to be equipped with defined skills and competencies that bridge technical acumen, technology, and influence.